22 CONSTITUTION OF THE NEGRI SEMBILAN. 



The ceremony, which had lasted two and a half hours, 

 ended at 3. p.m. and the crowd quickly melted away. 



On Sunday, at noon, he gave a breakfast to the Undang 

 and made an interesting speech in which he pointed out that 

 > the constitution of the Negri Sembilan was now complete ; 

 there were now — 



THE YANG DI PEE TUAN ; 



THE FOUE UNDANG (from Sungei Ujong, Jelebu, 

 Johol, and Eembau) ; and - 



THE FOUE SEEAMBI UNDANG (from Ulu Muar, 



Jempol. Terachi and unong Pasir who, in the 



absence of the Undang, would represent them 



and would always do so by attending to make 



obeisance annually at the festival of Hari Eaya). 



On Sunday afternoon the various Chiefs left Sri Menanti 



to return to their homes, and early on Monday I went back to 



Seremban. 



The above is a brief description of a ceremony that restored 

 good feeling to a number of Chiefs who, for a generation, had 

 been absurdly jealous of each other. Every person taking part 

 in the ceremony recognised its importance and the calm and 

 dignified reserve so characteristic of the well-born Malay was 

 strikingly exemplified. 



The concourse of people must have numbered from three 

 to four thousand persons, and good humour reigned everywhere. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



